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agen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

See also:Agen,agĕṅ,and-agen

English

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Etymology

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Variant ofagain.

Pronunciation

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enPR:əgĕn

Adverb

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agen (notcomparable)

Obsolete spelling ofagain.
- 1832-1837, John Clare,Approaching Night
  O, how I long to beagen
  That poor and independent man,
  With labour's lot from morn to night
  And books to read at candle light;

Preposition

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agen

(obsolete, dialectal)Alternative spelling ofagain:against.
- 1950,Norman Lindsay,Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page67:
  Mrs Dibble was resentful and peevish at having been trounced into employing old Peter. "You ought to pay that yourself, having took him onagen my wishes."

Anagrams

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Agne,Ange,Egan,Gean,Gena,gean,gena,nega-

Indonesian

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Etymology

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FromDutchagent, fromFrenchagent, fromLatinagēns.Doublet ofagens.

Pronunciation

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(Standard Indonesian)IPA^(key): /ˈaɡɛn/[ˈa.ɡɛn]
Rhymes:-aɡɛn
Syllabification:a‧gen

Noun

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agèn (pluralagen-agen)

agent:
1. (economics, management, trading) one who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from them; someone entrusted to do the business of another
  Synonyms:dalal,penghubung,perantara,wakil jual,bandar,pengedar,pemasok,penyalur
2. (espionage) someone who works for an intelligence agency
3. (biology, chemistry) an active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect
  Synonyms:bahan,penyebab
4. (drama) a person who looks for work for another person
5. (linguistics, grammar) the participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation
  Synonym:pelaku

Alternative forms

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agens(biology, linguistics, grammar)
agén(biology, chemistry, Standard Malay)
éjén(person, Standard Malay)

Derived terms

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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agen

alternative form ofawen

Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromOld Frenchaagier; equivalent toage +‎-en(infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈaːd͡ʒən/

Verb

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agen

(usually in the past participle) to becomeolder; toage.

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofagen (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to)agen,age

1st-person singular	age	aged
2nd-person singular	agest	agedest
3rd-person singular	ageth	aged
subjunctive singular	age	aged
imperative singular	age	—

plural¹	agen,age	ageden,agede
imperative plural	ageth,age	—

participles	agynge,agende	aged,yaged

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

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English:age
Scots:age

References

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“āǧen,v.”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007, retrieved19 January 2019.

Old English

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Etymology 1

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Variant ofOld Englishongēan(“again, eft, back”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ɑˈjeːn/

Preposition

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aġēn

This entry needsquotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting,durably archived quotes, then please add them!

against,contra
Se þe nisaġēn ēow, se is for ēow.
Who is notagainst you, is for you.
Þīn brōðor hæfþ ǣnig þingaġēn þē.
Thy brother hath oughtagainst thee.

Adverb

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aġēn

again,anew
Þe þē slihþ on þīn gewenge, wend ōðeraġēn.
Who strikes thee on thine cheek, offer also the other.
Þā wende hē on scypeaġēn.
Then he went into the ship again.

Prefix

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aġēn

again,eft,back

Derived terms

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aġēnbewendan(“to return”)
aġēncuman(“to come back”)
aġēnġecyrran(“to turn again, recur”)
aġēnġehweorfan(“to change again, return”)
agēnhwyrfan(“to turn again, return (agen-whirl)”)
aġēniernan(“to run against, meet”)
aġēnlǣdan(“to lead back”)
aġēnsendan(“to send back”)
aġēnstandan(“to stand against, urge, insist upon”)
aġēnyrnan(“to run into, meet with, meet”)

Etymology 2

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Literally ‘owned’: originally the past participle ofāgan. Corresponding toOld Dutcheigan (Dutcheigen),Old High Germaneigan (Germaneigen),Old Norseeiginn (Swedishegen).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɡen/,[ˈɑː.ɣen]

Adjective

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āgen

own
- Godesāgen bearn. ―God’s own child. (Cædmon’sMetrical Paraphrase)
- late 10th century,Ælfric,"On Auguries"
  Þas twa gesceafta habbað gesceadwisnysse and ælc man hæfðagenne freodom...
  These two creations possess reason, and every man hath hisown freedom...
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
  An. DCCCXIII Hēr Wulfrēd arċebisċeop mid bletsunge Leon þǣs papan hwearf eft tō hisāgnum bisċeopdōme. ⁊ þȳ ġēare ġehergode Eċġbriht cing on Westwēalas frām ēasteweardum ōþ westwearde.
  Year 813 In this year Archbishop Wulfred returned to hisown bishopdom with the blessing of Pope Leo [III]. And in that year King Edgebright ravaged the Celts of Cornwall from the east to the west.

Declension

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Note thatа̄gen is almost always declined strong.

Declension ofāgen — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	āgen	āgenu,āgnu,āgeno,āgno	āgen
Accusative	āgenne	āgene,āgne	āgen
Genitive	āgenes,āgnes	āgenre	āgenes,āgnes
Dative	āgenum,āgnum	āgenre	āgenum,āgnum
Instrumental	āgene,āgne	āgenre	āgene,āgne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	āgene,āgne	āgena,āgna,āgene,āgne	āgenu,āgnu,āgeno,āgno
Accusative	āgene,āgne	āgena,āgna,āgene,āgne	āgenu,āgnu,āgeno,āgno
Genitive	āgenra	āgenra	āgenra
Dative	āgenum,āgnum	āgenum,āgnum	āgenum,āgnum
Instrumental	āgenum,āgnum	āgenum,āgnum	āgenum,āgnum

Declension ofāgen — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	āgena,āgna	āgene,āgne	āgene,āgne
Accusative	āgenan,āgnan	āgenan,āgnan	āgene,āgne
Genitive	āgenan,āgnan	āgenan,āgnan	āgenan,āgnan
Dative	āgenan,āgnan	āgenan,āgnan	āgenan,āgnan
Instrumental	āgenan,āgnan	āgenan,āgnan	āgenan,āgnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	āgenan,āgnan	āgenan,āgnan	āgenan,āgnan
Accusative	āgenan,āgnan	āgenan,āgnan	āgenan,āgnan
Genitive	āgenra,āgenena,āgnena	āgenra,āgenena,āgnena	āgenra,āgenena,āgnena
Dative	āgenum,āgnum	āgenum,āgnum	āgenum,āgnum
Instrumental	āgenum,āgnum	āgenum,āgnum	āgenum,āgnum

Derived terms

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āgend(“owner”)
āgennama(“proper name”)
āgennes(“property”)
āgenslaga(“one who commits suicide”)
āgenspræċ(“one's own tongue, an idiom, the peculiarity of a language, idioma”)
āgenung(“owner”)

Related terms

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Descendants

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Middle English:aghen,oghn,aȝen,oȝen,awen,owen
- English:own
- Scots:awn,ain

Noun

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agen n (nominative pluralāgen)

property,house
- late 10th century,Ælfric,"Saint Agnes, Virgin"
  se fæder and seo modor mid mycelre blysse gelæhton hyre lic and gelæddon to heoraagenum,...
  Her father and her mother, with great joy, took her body, and brought it to their ownhouse,...